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Naomi Pequette with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will give a solar eclipse workshop at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Georgetown Heritage Center, 809 Taos St., as part of the 50th anniversary of the Georgetown National Historic Landmark District. For more information and tickets, visit georgetowntrust.org.

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Sept. 18
Devil’s Gate History Club of Historic Georgetown Inc. presents “Mining the Upper Swan River, 1859 to 1900+” by Bill Fountain, on Friday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Georgetown Community Center at 613 6th St. This event is free and open to the public.

Devil’s Gate History Club of Historic Georgetown Inc. presents “History of the Easter Seals Camp at Rocky Mountain Village” by Tom Picton, on May 8, at 7 p.m. in the Genesee Room at the Easter Seals Camp on Alvarado Road. (Please note the change from the regular location.) This event is free and open to the public.

A reading carnival will be from 1 to 6 p.m. at the summer reading carnival at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown. Live bands, children’s performance, face painting, balloons, bounce houses and carnival games. Solterra will perform at 1 p.m., the Salida Circus will perform at 3 p.m. and the Jon Maez Band will perform at 4:30 p.m.

Summer reading party at the pool. Lunch and swimming begins at 11 a.m. at the Clear Creek Rec Center. Swim from 11 a.m. to noon. Lunch at noon followed by a jumping and diving contest from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Aug. 2
The Empire Americana Music Festival, which celebrates country, rock and folk music, will be at Minton Park ball field. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 the day of the festival, with children under 12 admitted free. There’s a $10 camping fee for those who want to stay overnight. For more information, visit www.empireamericana .com.

The Empire Frog Rodeo starts with a parade at 10:30 a.m. Live music starts in Minton Park at 11:15 a.m. and the rodeo begins at noon. There will be games, food and music. For more information, visit www.empirefrogrodeo.com.